Where does “giật mình” come from?
giật mình (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mình, from Middle Vietnamese mềnh.
giật mình (Vietnamese): to jerk, to twitch
Definitions
- to jerk, to twitch
Ancestry of “giật mình”, step by step
giật mình traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese mình
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | mình | a torso; a body; I/me, someone of roughly your... |
| 2 | Middle Vietnamese | mềnh | — |
via Vietnamese giật
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | giật | to pull forcibly; to snatch; to abruptly move... |